A Deep Dive into SNMP – Types, Limitations and Advantages
SNMP Traps measure/ track alert messages sent from a distant SNMP-enabled network device to a centralised collector, which is also called the "SNMP manager". Your gut feeling can also possibly tell you that a tool is heating, for example. (As you will recall, SNMP is one possible protocol that devices can use to communicate.) SNMP Traps are the main medium for communication between the Agent and a Manager. They are accustomed to inform associated SNMP manager once in a while a very important event which happens at an Agent level.
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